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My Lived Experiences with Black-and-White Thinking
As a man living on the autism spectrum, the social communication challenges, unexpected behaviors, and learning to self-advocate were and...

Michael Westwood
Jul 27, 20246 min read
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The Autism Spectrum: Black-and-White Thinking
The community of people living with autism spectrum disorder faces challenges daily, ranging from social communication barriers to...

Michael Westwood
Jul 17, 20245 min read
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My Lived Experiences with Autism Speech Pattern Challenges and Humor
Growing up as an autistic child, my diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder became official as a child and going into my teen years, I was...

Michael Westwood
Jun 19, 20244 min read
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The Autism Spectrum: Speech Pattern Challenges and Humor
For many individuals living on the autism spectrum, from children to teens to adults, social communication and interaction presents daily...

Michael Westwood
Jun 11, 20244 min read
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My Lived Experiences with Autistic Masking
When I was a young child in the mid-to-late 1990s into the early 2000s, the prevalence of the autism spectrum was not as widely...
LaToya Smith
May 18, 20244 min read
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The Autism Spectrum: The Practice of Behavioral Masking
[W]ith more awareness over time, people who are neurotypical and other autistic people will develop more understanding of the behaviors...
LaToya Smith
May 1, 20242 min read
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About Me by Michael J. Westwood
At 29 years old, my interests span across various genres of music, including rock, rap, alternative, dance, electronic, and classic...
LaToya Smith
Apr 3, 20241 min read
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